Information about #56647B color

#56647B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#56647B falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 100, 123) — 33.7% red, 39.2% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#56647B is a softly toned steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Lifesaver (#535E7F) and Marble Blue (#566D7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(86, 100, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #56647B: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#56647B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#56647B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #56647B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56647B
  • RGB86, 100, 123
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(86, 100, 123)
  • HSL217°, 18%, 41%
  • HSL Precise217.297°, 17.703%, 40.98%
  • HSV217°, 30%, 48%
  • HSB217°, 30%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.392, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.392, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.392, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID56647B
  • DECIMAL ID5661819
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01